Writing-pad holder and cover.



TED sTATEs PATE CHARLES L. ROCKWELL, 0F JERSEY CITY, NEW` JERSEY.

WRITING-PAD HOLDER AND COVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 20, 1912.

appearance in which removable pads may be held securely and which has advantages over such devices of this general character which have been known heretofore. Y

I will describe and point out the novel features thereof in appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved device with the cover partly opened. Fi'g. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same device with the cover in its closed position. Figs. 3, 4 and 5.are respectively a plan view, a side elevation and an end view of a pad holding element or clamp which is used in combination with theother parts of this arrangement. l

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the figures.

10 designates a pad which is made up of a n plurality of separate leaves bound together along one of the ends of the pad, as at 11. The cover itself is a plainfolder of leather or other suitable material, which forms two flat coverleaves 12 and 13, which may be stiifened if desired, joined by a flexible p0rtion 14. In the top cover leaf 12 a pocket 15 is formed into which may be slipped a small memorandum book 16, postage stamps, loose papersor other like articles. The under cover leaf is constructed with a flat pocket, the upper edge of which, designated in Figs. l and 2 of the drawings by 17, is near the upper edge of the flat cover leaf 13 and is adapted to lie close against the inner surface thereof.

The pad holding element is designated as a whole by the reference numeral 20. This is constructed of spring sheet metal and comprises a flat tongue 21 of a width slightly less than that of the cover, and a channel-like portion at the upper edge thereof which I will now specifically describe. At the top of this tongue the metal is bent forward at right angles and then at a distance a little greater than the thickness of the pad is bent down again to form a top portion 22 and a front flange 23. The lower edge of this front flange is bent back as at 24 to form the double function of holding the pad in conjunction with the pocket-edge 17, as presently will be described, and of forming a cutting edge for the leaves of the pad. At one side 25 the front flange is cut away and is curved outward as at 26.

I will now describe how this device is used. In the specific embodiment of this invention which I have used and which is illustrated in the drawings herewith, the pads are monthly calendar pads and twelve' of them are ordinarily furnished with each cover.

Two at a time these pads may be placed in the pad holding element or clamp 20 by forcing the upper bound edge thereof into the channel formed between its tongue, the top and the front flange in the direction in dicated by the arrow in Fig. 5. The cutaway and turned-up portion of the flange facilitates this part of the operation. `In thus inserting the pads, the edge 24 of the clamp will be forced into the pads to a certain extent. NOW with the clamp and pads together, the tongue 21 of the clamp is inserted in the pocket in the bottom cover-leaf and is forced down into it until the upper edge 17 of this pocket is opposite the edge 24 of the clamp. The parts are shown in such relative positions in Figs. 1 and 2. This will cause those portions of the leaves of the pads, which lie directly between the pocket-edge 17 and the clamp-edge 24 to be tightly squeezed along a transverse line. In order to secure the best results, the pad should comprise only a plurality of sheets of paper and should not have a stiff back. Now the pads will be held securely in the cover and the leaves of the pads may be torn off serz'atim along the cutting edge 24. To remove the ends of the used pads, it may be pushed in at the cut-away portion 25 and then pulled out at the other end of the clamp. It is obvious that an unused pad may be inserted in the clamp and the cover and holder used indefinitely.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a cover having a pocket therein with a transverse edge, o a

'pad clamp having -a flat tongue adapted to be slipped into said pocket and a channel having a turned-n cutting edge extending transversely of the cover; and a yielding pad of writing paper adapted to be slipped into the channel before the tongue is inserted in the cover pocket, said cutting edge and said transverse pocket edge being directly opposite each other and pressure being concentrated on the yielding pad between the two when the parts are in position.

2. The combination with a cover having a pocket therein with a transverse edge near the cover binding, of a pad clamp of sheet metal having a fiat tongue adapted to be slipped into said pocket, the upper ortion 'of said clamp being bent forward an downward to forni a channel for receiving the end of a pad, and having the lower edge of said downwardly bent portion bent inwardly to form a holding and cutting edge, said cutting edge being located directly opposite the transverse edge of the aforesaid pocket to concentrate pressure on a pad along a line between said turned-in edge and the upper edge of said pocket when a yielding pad is in the clamp and the tongue of the 'clamp is inthe pocket.

In witness whereof, l have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of July 1912.

CHARLES L. ROCKWELL Witnesses:

FRIED. HOLING, T. B. Homimv. 

